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Ellas


Feb 9, 2020

SHOW NOTES

 

More Latinas are writing their own diverse stories and acting them to show the different layers that our comunidad has to offer.

 

In this episode of Ellas, Brenda Hernández Jaimes talks with the talented and hilarious creators of Latinaish TV, Diana Cabuto and Christina Igaraividez about writing, producing and acting their own sketches. 

 

Both Diana and Christina share about suppressing their love for acting and ultimately going after their own dreams. 

 

They also talk about how they met, the creation of Latinaish TV, and collaborating with other Latinas to provide more stories to the world. 

 

We also go deep about the racist and stereotypical aspects that the acting industry suffers and how Latinxs are working to make it better. 

 

Listen to this episode to learn more of their own work with Latinaish and their own amazing individual work that they produce that also uplift our comunidad!

 

In this episode we talk about…

2:50 - Diana Cabuto shares how she grew up with strong mujeres and her love for acting

4:04 - Christina Igaraividez opens up about suppressing her love for acting, but later was part of Teatro Luna 

7:44 - Discover why Christina didn’t originally follow her passion for acting and ultimately follow her dreams

11:50 - Diana didn’t want to disappoint her family by choosing to be an actress and later being motivated to change her major 

15:17 - Do you feel self-conscious about your accent? Listen to how Diana embraced hers and was inspired to write her own stories

18:28 - Find out how Christina and Diana met and started Latinaish TV

27:36 - Diana and Christina talk about the diverse stories that Latinaish TV produce 

32:54 - Diana reveals about landing a role in Gentefied and how more Latinos are working in the industry

37:07 - Christina talks about co-creating Talking While Female and Other Dangerous Acts 

41:52 - Diana shares about how the acting industry in Hollywood has evolved, but it still suffers from being racist

46:33 - “When you start don’t worry about the outcome, just put stuff out there. Don’t worry about what people are going to like or if I’m doing it right. You have to experiment and you have to find yourself.”

48:18 - Don’t stop yourself from learning and just do it!

50:32 - Diana and Christina share their own working dynamic and how they balance their friendship and collaborations

53:00 - Discover the next stories and projects that Latinaish TV will create this year!

55:33 - Diana shares what she envisions for herself in 2020

56:57 - Christina talks about her personal focus for her career 

58:08 - Christina deep dives about the pre-production of Talking While Female and Other Dangerous Acts

1:01:39 - Diana shares about being learning and messing up in the early years of her acting career

1:05:32 - Christina opens up about transitioning from having a full-time job to being a freelancer to focus on her acting career

1:10:05 - Diana and Christina talk about the difficulty and finding the balance of separating themselves from their career and being present with their loved ones

1:14:44 - Diana and Christina “time travel” back and share what they would say to themselves

1:20:11 - Contact and collaborate with Latinaish TV!

 

RELEVANT LINKS

Christina Igaraividez

 

Diana Cabuto

 

Latinaish TV

 

Teatro Luna

 

Talking While Female and Other Dangerous Acts

 

Things Eternal

 

Gentefied

 

Lina Yvette Chávez 

 

Marvin Lemus

America Ferrera

 

What’s Your L.A. & Trust Within

 

Gloria Trevi

 

Alejandra Guzmán

 

Shit White Girls Say to Latinas

 

Palmira Muñiz

 

Jennifer Lopez

 

Hustlers

 

Watch Latinaish TV’s JLO Vlog: Before I Mastered the Pole

 

Listen to episode 15 with Jenny Lorenzo

 

Sofia Vergara

 

Latino USA

 

Eugenio Derbez

 

Eiza González

 

Salma Hayek

 

#WeAllGrow

 

Barry

 

Adam Driver

 

WANT MORE?

 

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Subscribe to Latinaish TV on Youtube: Latinaish TV

 

Follow Latinaish TV on Tik Tok: @Latinaish.TV

 

Follow Diana Cabuto: @DianaCabuto

 

Follow Christina Igaraividez: @chrixtinai

 

Follow Ellas: @EllasThePodcast

 

Follow Me: @bren_jai